Measuring and Modeling Health Care Costs

Ana Aizcorbe, David M. Cutler, and Ernst R. Berndt, Organizers

October 18-19, 2013

L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Washington, DC

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, October 18
1
Hitoshi Shigeoka, Simon Fraser University and NBER

The Effect of Patient Cost Sharing on Utilization, Health and Risk Protection
2
Colin Baker, National Institutes of Health
Ralph Bradley, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Retired

The Simultaneous Effects of Obesity, Insurance Choice, and Medical Visit Choice on Healthcare Costs
3
Frank Lichtenberg, Columbia University and NBER

The Impact of Biomedical Knowledge Accumulation on Mortality: A Bibliometric Analysis of Cancer Data
4
Brian Chansky, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Corby A. Garner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ronjoy Raichoudhary, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Measuring Output and Productivity in Private Hospitals
5
Jacob Glazer, Warwick University
Thomas McGuire, Harvard University and NBER
Julie Shi, Peking University

Risk Adjustment of Health Plan Payments to Correct Inefficient Plan Choice from Adverse Selection
6
Paul Schreyer, OECD
Matilde Mas, University of Valencia

Measuring Health Services in the National Accounts - An International Perspective